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Chinese symbol for “launch”

开展
kāi zhǎn
Traditional: 開展
to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open

The closest CC-CEDICT match for launch is 开展 (kāi zhǎn), defined as: to launch; to develop; to unfold; (of an exhibition etc) to open.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

开 kāi
to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
radical 55 ⼶ · 4 strokes
展 zhǎn
to open, to unfold; to extend, to stretch
radical 44 ⼫ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “launch”

WordPinyinMeaning
起qǐto rise; to raise
开通 (開通)kāi tōngto open (a new road or railway line); to set up (a hotline); to launch (a service); to subscribe to (a members-only service)
推出tuī chūto push out; to release
展开 (展開)zhǎn kāito unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out
发动 (發動)fā dòngto start; to launch

Related words

Other words that share a character with 开展.

WordPinyinMeaning
开始 (開始)kāi shǐto begin; to start; beginning; start
开发 (開發)kāi fāto exploit (a resource); to open up (for development); to develop
离开 (離開)lí kāito depart; to leave
公开 (公開)gōng kāiopen; overt; public; to make public; to release
开放 (開放)kāi fàngto bloom; to open
召开 (召開)zhào kāito convene (a conference or meeting); to convoke
发展 (發展)fā zhǎndevelopment; growth
展开 (展開)zhǎn kāito unfold; to spread out; to open up; to launch; to carry out

See also: Japanese symbol for “launch”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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